Comments Thread For: Photos: Takashi Uchiyama Turns Back Israel Perez

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Unbeaten champion Takashi Uchiyama of Japan has fended off a challenge from Israel Perez of Argentina to defend his World Boxing Association super featherweight title for the ninth time.

The veteran Japanese, 35, remained in control throughout Wednesday's bout, sending a barrage of body punches towards his challenger, also 35, who kept his guards high.

In the eighth and ninth rounds, Uchiyama showed off furious charges, putting Perez into a corner.
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[jmrf4435]

Japan is a deceptively great boxing nation. Per capita, their fighters do very very well

[lillu89]

Japan is a deceptively great boxing nation. Per capita, their fighters do very very well

They also happen to have 130+ Million Habitants there that's more then Mexico, and Mexico is like 4 times larger then Japan. My only problem with Japanese boxers is that they never leave home.

[MBE]

Uchiyama is one of the top p4p fighters in the sport. Only the likes of Klitschko or mayweather have been equally as dominant over the same stretch of time

[jmrf4435]

"They also happen to have 130+ Million Habitants there that's more then Mexico, and Mexico is like 4 times larger then Japan. My only problem with Japanese boxers is that they never leave home."

Japan is only larger to Mexico in population by a small margin, and they have about 127 million people, to Mexicos 122 million. The fact they never leave home is a big part of their lack of marketing. look at that Inoue guy, no one knows who he is and he just won 2 titles in two different weight classes in one year. Something only greats do, Japan is a very good boxing nation. They are like Russia.